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as in deserted
left unoccupied or unused
she consciously avoided walking past the abandoned house, with its broken windows and sagging porch
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as in rampant
showing no signs of being under control
wild, abandoned dancing that shocked the staid chaperones at the debutante ball
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as in indulged
to give (oneself) over to something especially unrestrainedly
more than ready to abandon himself to a life of complete idleness for the duration of his vacation
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as in left
to cause to remain behind
abandoned the group that he had been hiking with and struck out on his own
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as in canceled
to put an end to (something planned or previously agreed to)
the bad weather forced NASA to abandon the launch
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as in discontinued
to stop doing (something) permanently
marriage customs that were abandoned decades ago
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Recent Examples of abandoned
Joe Reid, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
A day later his car was found abandoned but undamaged in a parking lot near Congaree National Park about 20 miles southeast of Columbia.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 3 Jan. 2025
Boyce Upholt, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
The algorithm has essentially abandoned any hope of a late surge to survival by Burnley and/or Wolves, with both assigned less than a one per cent possibility of completing a great escape.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
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Adjective
The team had a group task to accomplish, yes, but at every checkpoint, people had to make the decision to be selfish or selfless, and the selfish ones got rewarded while the selfless were left abandoned and miserable on the loch.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
A day later his car was found abandoned but undamaged in a parking lot near Congaree National Park about 20 miles southeast of Columbia.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 3 Jan. 2025
Verb
Uncompensated seizure under the land-expropriation law can only be pursued under narrow circumstances—when land is unused or has been abandoned, for example—and the program seemingly has yet to seize any property.
—Boyce Upholt, New Yorker, 14 Mar. 2026
The algorithm has essentially abandoned any hope of a late surge to survival by Burnley and/or Wolves, with both assigned less than a one per cent possibility of completing a great escape.
—Mark Carey, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for abandoned
Adjective
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In Send Help, now in theaters, Linda (Rachel McAdams) and her overbearing boss Bradley (Dylan O’Brien) survive a plane crash and become stranded on a deserted island, where their past office grievances become a violent fight for survival.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
8 Mar. 2026
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The film is an adaptation of the ghost novel of the same name, which follows a married couple who travel to Europe to adopt a baby and stay in a deserted hotel filled with eccentric characters.—
Lexi Carson,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Feb. 2026
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Streaming fraud has been a rampant issue in the music industry for years, a problem only exacerbated by AI now that fraudsters can quickly generate thousands of songs to flood the zone on streaming services like Spotify and Apple Music.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
19 Mar. 2026
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Both figures are slightly up over 2023, but violent crime is far from rampant, especially in nature.—
Katie Jackson,
Outside,
19 Mar. 2026
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The custodian of the maison’s some 20,000 documents, fragments, and objects is the effervescent Sophie Rouart, who indulged me in pulling any style of my choosing.—
Stephanie Sporn,
Vogue,
27 Jan. 2026
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Seibert’s niece, said her uncle indulged his love of travel the past three years, even going on a road trip to his old haunts in Washington, Idaho and Montana.—
Sal Pizarro,
Mercury News,
6 Jan. 2026
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Tonight’s Red Sox spring training game against the Baltimore Orioles has been cancelled due to inclement weather, the Orioles announced Monday morning.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
16 Mar. 2026
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Yet at the same time, a broader anti-DEI push on the right has also ensnared Jewish projects, or generated confusion among university administrators as to whether Jewish events should be canceled on campuses where DEI is outlawed.—
Andrew Lapin,
Sun Sentinel,
16 Mar. 2026
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Meta’s bets on VR software haven’t worked out very well; the company recently laid off about 10 percent of its Reality Labs division, closed three VR studios, stopped new content for VR fitness app Supernatural, and discontinued its metaverse for work.—
Jay Peters,
The Verge,
19 Mar. 2026
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The iPhone 5, on the other hand, was launched in 2012, discontinued in 2013, and added to the vintage list in 2018.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
17 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Under former Mayor Eric Kellogg, the city lost millions on a scheme to rehabilitate a disused hotel.—
Evy Lewis,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2026
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Understanding that Mandela’s liberation meant that white-minority rule was coming to an end, the founders trekked into the desert, bought a disused mining town wholesale, and established a colony.—
Eve Fairbanks,
The Dial,
27 Jan. 2026
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Not so long ago, eggs were the poster child for runaway grocery bills.—
Scott Horsley,
NPR,
13 Mar. 2026
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Amy Madigan for Weapons is the fave, but not in runaway fashion.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Both officers surrendered, were booked and later released, police said.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Cabrera surrendered one run in 3 2/3 innings Thursday against the Seattle Mariners while striking out three and, perhaps most importantly, not walking a batter.—
Meghan Montemurro,
Chicago Tribune,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Abandoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/abandoned. Accessed 20 Mar. 2026.
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